Henderson Sauerkraut Days are sweet and sour fun

Cooking sauerkraut
Dan Reiman piles cooked sauerkraut on top of bratwurst while getting ready for the lunchtime crowd at Bender Park Sunday.
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For more than 80 years, Henderson's Sauerkraut Days has celebrated pickled cabbage. The week-long festival features two parades, a classic car cruise, a softball tournament and music. The festival is capped off with a sauerkraut eating contest.

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